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April 7th is World Health Day! For information on your rights and healthcare, check out Neve – a Women With Disabilities Australia resource for health and your rights. Neve is…
People with intellectual disability are still dying decades earlier than other people. People with intellectual disability are still much more likely to be hospitalised for preventable causes. Doctors are still…
Independent Mental Health Advocacy were honoured to be joined by almost 300 people online for the launch of ‘Being believed, being heard – Stories of compulsory mental health treatment in…
The life experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing are often more complex than for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who…
Applications are now open for Cancer Council Victoria’s Increasing Cancer Screening for People with Disabilities grant program in 2024. This grant program aims to support delivery of projects that increase…
Some days, Kristin Gillespie’s disability is so debilitating she can’t make a meal, leave the house or remember how to use her phone. On those days, life feels like “swimming laps…
Healthy Discussions: Supporting people with disability to make and communicate health decisions aims to improve the way that health practitioners communicate with people with disability and to improve their understanding…
For anyone diagnosed with physical illnesses, like cancer, it’s common for services and organisations to provide peer-support programs. Programs like these acknowledge the need for people to learn how to…
Many are calling for increased support to help people living with disability cope with the health impacts of extreme hot weather. The Minister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten, has received…
Disability rights groups across the country are urging the federal government to do more to protect people with disability from the growing threat of summer heatwaves.
According to a new analysis, almost a quarter of Australians with disabilities smoke when compared to just 12.6% of the wider population. While the number of Australians smoking is declining,…
Emerging Minds: National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health are inviting you to participate in this survey as a professional in Australia who may work with adults who may be…
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